Music cabinet and stand



Aug. 30, 1932.

E. H. TUTTLE MUSIC CABINET AND STAND Filed Jan. 5. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 127-15". TaZZZe.

Aug. 30, 1932. E. H. TUTTLE MUSIC CABINET AND STAND Filed Jan. 15, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 30 tically movable standard normally concealed- Fatented Aug. 30, 1932 Music CABINET Ann srnnn Application filed January 15,

This invention relates to music cabinets and has for an object to provide a cabinet in which music books, manuscripts, as well as a musical instrument such as a violin may F be conveniently stored and which may also be easily and quickly converted into a music rack for holding sheet music, instruction books, and the like. v Y

- A further object of the invention is to pro- 103 vide a novel music cabinet having an open top through which the musical instrument such as a violin and bow maybe easily removed after the cover is raised, the cover when raised being adapted to, be elevated consid- 'erably above the top of thecabinet and When in this position constituting a music rack.

A still further object is to provide a novel cabinet having an open top and music book racks on the sides, the top of the cabinet ex- "tending laterally and forming a closure forthe book racks, such lateral extensions also having compartments therein for rosin and small'articles such'as strings and the like,

I which compartments as well as the open top of the cabinet are concealed when the cover of the cabinet is closed. 7 I 7 A still further object isto provide a cover for a cabinet such as above described, the

' cover having a ledge which is hinged to a verwithin the cabinet, the hinge being of such novel construction as when open to position-- the cover sloped slightly backward beyond' the vertical 'so as to position the sheetmusic' or instruction books for convenient reading. lVith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations of $0 parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, -'t being understood that various modifica tions may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of theinvention.

" In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 isa perspective view of a music cabinet embodying my improvements,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view beplaced upri ter-is preferably padded as shown at 20 so as not to near the finish of the instrument. The violin bow 21 is hung in thecabineton 1930. Serial No. 421,015.

through the cabinet showing the cover dotted in open position, Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the cover open and raised to constitute a music rack,

Figure 1 is' 'a cross-sectionalview on the line 4-4: of Figure3, and 1 Figure 5 is a detail sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawings in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, my improved music stand is shown to comprise a cabinet designated in. general by the numeral 10, which is preferably supported upon legs 11 and comprises side walls 12 and '13, a rear wall 14,9. bottom 15 and a front wall 16. The cabinet is open at the top and the front of the cabinet is provided at the bottom with a hinged door 17. A horizontal shelf 18 di vides the cabinet into two compartments and access to the lower one may be obtained through the door 17 and access to the upper one through the opentop of the cabinet. The shelf terminates short of the rear wall 14.

The cabinet is preferably formed of such dimensions as to house a violin 19 which may ghton the'shelf 18 and the latahook or nail 22, the cabinet being of sufficient height to'receive'the bow which as'best shown inFigure 2' will project downwardly through the space between the rear wall 1 1 and 'shelf' 18. "The violin and bow may be inserted and removed conveniently through the top of the cabinet which as abo is left open for'this purpose. v

Arranged on the sides of the cabinet are book: racks for receiving instruction books and the like, each comprising a bottom 23, a top 24 which forms an extension of the top of the cabinet,'and vertical strips25 which connect the top and the bottom. Thetop 24 is. provided with a plurality of pockets 26 into which may be placed small articles such as rosin, strings and the like. V

The open top of the cabinet 10 and also the pockets 26 areclosedbya cover 27. The cover ve statedv lOU " 9;, the top thereof and is provided with a square extends forwardly beyond the front of the cabinet to provide a projecting portion which may be grasped for raising the cover and also projects rearwardly beyond the rear wall of the cabinet. A strip 28 of wood or the like is secured to the underneath face of the cover at the rear edge thereof in any preferred manner and is centrally recessed as shown at 29 to receive a hinge 30. -As best shown in Figures 2 and 3 the hinge is substantially U-shaped in contour, one leg of the hinge being equipped with an eye 31 through which a pin 32 is passed tosecure the hinge to the transverse strip 28 as best shown in Figure 5,

A standard 33 is mounted to slide vertically ina recess 34- formed in the rear wall 1A of the cabinet. The standard is provided with a longitudinal slot 35. A bolt .36 is passed through an orifice in the rear wall 14 near neck 37 which fits in the slot of the standard. The bolt is equipped with a wing nut 38 which may be tightened to hold the standard. elevated at its upper limit'of movement .as shownin Figure The hinge 30 is bolted as shown at 39 to the upper end of the standard. A plate 40 closes the-recess 29 formed in the cross piece 28 and forms a stop against which the hori- ..zontal portion of the hinge bears as best shown in Figure 3. When the cover is rocked open, the stop 40 bears against the underneath face of the hinge 30 and maintains the cover sloped backwardly beyond'the vertical,

", in which position the cover forms a music rack for sheet music or instruction books which as will be understood will be-placed upon the cross piece 28 or ledge and be supported by the cover at a convenient height for easy reading. 7

In operation, assuming that it is desired to convert the cabinet into a music rack it is simply necessary to ra-ise'the lid to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 2 and then elevate the standard 33 to any desired height where it may be locked in place by tightening the wing nut 38.

From the above description it will be seen that the violin and bow may be easily in-:

serted or taken from the cabinet through the open top thereof when the cover is raised and that when the cover is lowered it forms a closure for the top of the cabinet and also forms a closure for the pockets 26.

It will be understood that the cabinet may be mad'e of suitable interior dimensions to house a plurality of violins, or may be used to house musical instruments other than violins such for instance as cornets, clarinets,

Having thus described the invention, I claim: I

1. A music stand comprising a cabinet, a hinged top for the cabinet having a ledge at the rear edge, a vertically movable standinstrument and open at the top, a cover formlng a closure for said open top, a standard slidably secured to the rear wall of said cabinet and normally housed within the cabinet, saidstandard being slidable vertically above "the cabinet, means for holding the standard in adjusted positions above the cabinet, a hinge securing said cover to the upper'end of the standard and adapted to hold said cover sloping backward abovesaid cabinet to form a music rack, anda stop for limiting opening movement of said hinge. 1

3. A music stand comprising a cabinet having a vertical guide slot' in the inner face j of the back and having an open top, a cover for the open top, a standard mounted to slide vertically in said slot, means for securing said standard in various adjusted positions in sa-idslot, and a cover hinged to the upper end of the standard and adapted toform a closure for the open top of the cabinet when said standard is disposed at its lower limit of movement, saidcover being adapted to be rocked open to form a music rack disposed above the cabinet when said standard is disposed at its uppe-rlimit of movement. j

4;. A music stand comprising acabinet open at the top to receive a stringed instrument through the open top for housing the same, a standard adjustably mounted to be held at various heights on the cabinet, a cover for the cabinet hinged to the top of the standard and havinga music supporting ledge, said ledge having a recess, a stop bridging the recess, a pin in the recess, and a U-shaped hinge secured to the top of the standard and pivotally engaging said pinto hinge the cover to the standard, said hinge engaging said stop when the" cover is open and the standard is raised to hold the cove-r a music rack.

v In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EMMETT H. TUTTLE. [L.S.]

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